Spiritual Life Archives

We must decide: Either God calls pastors as leaders or He doesn’t. How we decide that determines a thousand things about how we will follow his...

There are so many things we need to trust God with! But when we trust Him with our lives and follow His way, we will arrive precisely where we...

He had been working all along, but in a different manner! More often, He chose the “grow through, what you go through” method of work inside my...

What if the benediction is not simply a fancy prayer, but a profound act of empowerment and sending? What if the benediction actually declares a...

We are instructed to build each other up, and we know that building one another up is better for all involved, but we live in a culture that makes...

None of us are perfect. There are going to be times in life when we mess up. What happens when we know we are forgiven by God, but for some reason,...

I caught a glimpse of the Father’s heart when we come to Him in genuine repentance. Not sorry we got caught in our sin, but truly sorry that we...

Over the years, God has brought me out of more pits than I can count, and I have been attending church since the day I was born. My faith in God...

In one short verse (Psalm 18:2), God has given us eight powerful promises you can proclaim right now, every day, and in every situation—for His...

A person’s worth is not found in their appearance or how “thin” a person may or may not be. People have inherent worth because they are fearfully...

If you’ve endured multiple cases of offensive behavior because someone racially stereotyped you, it’s possible for deep hurt to develop over time....

There is so much we can do as Christians to step up and redefine what it means to be an orphan in this world. Here are a few ideas of how you...

Pastors just wish they could get their people to understand why leaving the church doesn’t help in the long run, why assumptions about pastors are...

I have had to learn how to listen--really listen. For years, I used the time someone was speaking to formulate a clever response. Oh, I looked into...

While studying the life of Elijah the prophet in 1 Kings 17-19, I learned how God renews us. The principles I learned then have become second...